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| Simon Cowell 'lookalike' attack | Simon Cowell 'lookalike' attack |
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| A man has admitted attacking a stranger who told him he looked like ITV's X Factor judge Simon Cowell. | A man has admitted attacking a stranger who told him he looked like ITV's X Factor judge Simon Cowell. |
| Anthony Calvert, 45, punched student Adam Davies, 19, five times in the face in a pub in Aberystwyth, Ceredigion. | Anthony Calvert, 45, punched student Adam Davies, 19, five times in the face in a pub in Aberystwyth, Ceredigion. |
| Magistrates in the town were told Calvert left the pub, but returned later and again hit Mr Davies, of Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf. | Magistrates in the town were told Calvert left the pub, but returned later and again hit Mr Davies, of Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf. |
| Calvert said he had not been offended, but felt threatened. His sentence is next month for actual bodily harm. | |
| Mr Davies had been on a family holiday on a caravan park near Aberystwyth at the time of the attack in April. | |
| He said: "I made a jest about him looking like Simon Cowell. I don't know why - it was just a bit of a joke. | He said: "I made a jest about him looking like Simon Cowell. I don't know why - it was just a bit of a joke. |
| It was just a bit of a joke Adam Davies | It was just a bit of a joke Adam Davies |
| "Then he punched me five times. I was just shocked and I didn't see it coming at all." | "Then he punched me five times. I was just shocked and I didn't see it coming at all." |
| Mr Davies, 19, had a swollen lip, bruised cheek and nose and a swollen forehead in the attack in the Fountain Inn. | Mr Davies, 19, had a swollen lip, bruised cheek and nose and a swollen forehead in the attack in the Fountain Inn. |
| Craig Jones, prosecuting, said: "Mr Davies remarked that he looked like Simon Cowell. Calvert asked him if he was serious and Mr Davies said: 'Yes, I am'. | Craig Jones, prosecuting, said: "Mr Davies remarked that he looked like Simon Cowell. Calvert asked him if he was serious and Mr Davies said: 'Yes, I am'. |
| "Without further comment, Calvert then punched him to the face several times." | "Without further comment, Calvert then punched him to the face several times." |
| Mr Jones said Calvert left the pub but then returned 10 minutes later - and again punched Mr Davies to the ground in the pub. | Mr Jones said Calvert left the pub but then returned 10 minutes later - and again punched Mr Davies to the ground in the pub. |
| 'Mocked' | 'Mocked' |
| He said: "While he was on the ground, he kicked Davies, who made no attempt to defend himself." | He said: "While he was on the ground, he kicked Davies, who made no attempt to defend himself." |
| Calvert, who said he had drunk between five and seven pints, told magistrates: "He asked me if that was a Simon Cowell haircut that I had. He was being weird." | Calvert, who said he had drunk between five and seven pints, told magistrates: "He asked me if that was a Simon Cowell haircut that I had. He was being weird." |
| They exchanged words, and Calvert, a logistics company employee, said he "felt threatened and assaulted him". | They exchanged words, and Calvert, a logistics company employee, said he "felt threatened and assaulted him". |
| He left the pub, but had to return to get his coat, and hit Mr Davies again because he said he was being mocked by him. | He left the pub, but had to return to get his coat, and hit Mr Davies again because he said he was being mocked by him. |
| Calvert said did not watch The X Factor and was not offended by being compared to Simon Cowell, but told the court: "I just felt threatened and I punched him because he was having a go at me." | Calvert said did not watch The X Factor and was not offended by being compared to Simon Cowell, but told the court: "I just felt threatened and I punched him because he was having a go at me." |
| Calvert, of Trefechan, Aberystwyth, admitted actual bodily harm but denied kicking Mr Davies. However, the court ruled that he did kick Mr Davies. | Calvert, of Trefechan, Aberystwyth, admitted actual bodily harm but denied kicking Mr Davies. However, the court ruled that he did kick Mr Davies. |
| Magistrate Huw Williams said: "We believe you did throw five punches in the first incident and we concluded you kicked Mr Davies in the second incident. | Magistrate Huw Williams said: "We believe you did throw five punches in the first incident and we concluded you kicked Mr Davies in the second incident. |
| "We believe you knew fully what you did." | "We believe you knew fully what you did." |